{"product_id":"absolution-a-southern-reach-novel-9781250397805","title":"Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Awards Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodreads\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e opens decades before Area X forms, with a science expedition whose mysterious end suggests terrifying consequences for the future--and marks the Forgotten Coast as a high priority for Central, the shadowy federal agency that monitors extraordinary threats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany years later, the Forgotten Coast files wind up in the hands of a washed-up Central operative, Old Jim. He starts pulling a thread that reveals a long, troubling record of government agents meddling with forces they clearly cannot comprehend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOld Jim's investigation culminates in the first Central expedition into what has now been labeled Area X. A border has come down, and a full team has been assembled to find Area X's \"off switch\" somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolution\u003c\/i\u003e converges the past, present, and future in unnerving, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250397805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Jeff VanderMeer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51616495829173,"sku":"9781250397805","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2f319550-e918-44ca-88a8-2843d860d4d4.jpg?v=1756189625","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/absolution-a-southern-reach-novel-9781250397805","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}